Building construction



Filed June 15, 1964 Hill! A H g wy g 23 22 I'IHIB i796 24 INVENTOR WALTER WQEBUSCH 3. j" j ATTORNEYS United States Patent This invention relates to structures of various kinds including buildings habitable and otherwise, and to the nature and character of the elements of which buildings are fabricated, the manner in which they are assembled,

and the interrelationship of the parts of which they are composed.

The invention relates particularly to building construction including walls formed by posts, beams, and the like with connecting blocks or staves, and all of which are combined to provide Walls or partitions of various structures.

Buildings have been constructed of various materials including masonry ordinarily in tiers or layers with increasing size by the addition of small increments throughout the length and breadth of the same. This type of building in which many small elements are combined involves substantial labor and consequent expense, involves more time than is necessary in the erection of the same, and lacks structural strength, stability and rigidity.

It is an object of the invention to provide building construction of a basic pattern in which reinforced concrete posts are set on a concrete foundation or footing with relatively flat intermediate wall segments which can be readily installed at small expense to provide a stable structure.

Another object of the invention is to provide simple inexpensive masonry construction incorporating waterproof material facilitating use above or below ground and which can be readily erected in a minimum of time with a minimum of labor to provide a structure or wall of satisfactory character.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective illustrating one application of the invention;

FIG. 2, a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3, a vertical section on the line 33 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4, a perspective of the upper end of one of the reinforced posts;

FIG. 5, a perspective of one of the stays or intermediate members;

FIG. 6, a fragmentary section on the line 6-6 of FIG. 4; and

FIG. 7, a fragmentary section similar to FIG. 3 illustrating filler members in direct engagement with each other.

Briefly stated the building construction of the present invention comprises a footing on which are mounted corner and intermediate posts located in spaced relation, and between which posts are located intermediate stays or filler members which form wall segments which have complementary top and bottom surfaces and ends fitted in grooves in the posts, said filler pieces being inserted at the top and moved downwardly until the area between the posts is completely filled. Each of the posts is provided with a lengthwise reinforcement of a T or other crosssection-al configuration centrally of the post and provided with an end extension in the form of an anchor bolt for receiving a nut for securing a crossbar or connecting member, which may be the lower portion of a roof for holding the same in place.

With continued reference to the drawing a foundation or footing 10 may be poured of concrete masonry or other material and with or without reinforcement. A plurality 3,350,824 Patented. Nov. 7, 1967 of corner posts 11 and intermediate posts 12 are provided which are imbedded within the footing 10 to provide ad ditional strength thereto. The corner posts 11 include outer fiat faces 13 while the opposite two faces each includes grooves 14 between ribs 15. The intermediate posts 12 include oppositely located grooves 16 between ribs 17.

Lengthwise in each of the posts is a reinforcing mem ber of steel which may have a cross section in the form of a T 18 extending throughout the length of the post. Also it may have welded or otherwise attached to it a threaded stud or anchor bolt 19 adapted to receive a nut 20 (FIG. 4) by which a stud or load bearing crossbar 21 can be attached. Both the corner and intermediate posts may be made of concrete and therefore are relatively strong since they are reinforced by the steel members 18.

The grooves 14 and 16 of the corner and intermediate posts are adapted to receive wall segments or filler pieces sometimes called staves 22 between the same, such wall segments having transversely convex upper edges 23 and transversely concave lower edges 24 with end portions 25 of a width to fit snugly within the grooves 14 and 16 and thus provide a solid or continuous wall. The upwardly rounded edges of the filler pieces provide for ready drainage.

The intermediate or filler pieces preferably are thicker than the width of the grooves and are provided with end slots 26 so that the portions 25 will be sufliciently thick to be received in the slots 14 and 16. When the filler pieces 22 are installed cement 27 may be applied on the footing 10 and the concave edge 24 supplied with cement so that there will be no voids between the concave edge 24 and the footing. The filler pieces 22 may be in engagement with each other as illustrated in FIG. 7 or additional cement 27 may be applied on the upper rounded edge surface 23 of the filler piece 22 to provide a tight joint between the contiguous edges 23 and 24 of the filler pieces 22 as illustrated in FIG. 3. The upper ends of the posts are connected by a weight bearing crossbar providing a solid structure of lasting quality the erection of which has required a minimum of time and labor and a sturdy solid wall is provided of durable character.

It will be obvious to one skilled in the art that various changes may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof and therefore the invention is not limited by that which is illustrated in the drawing and described in the specification, but only as indicated in the accompanying claim.

What is claimed is:

Building construction comprising a foundation, an elongated generally vertical corner post at each corner of said foundation and having one end imbedded therein, a plurality of elongated generallyvertical intermediate posts equally spaced at predetermined intervals between said corner posts, one end of each of said intermediate posts being imbedded in said foundation, each of said corner and intermediate posts having at least one groove of a constant width and with a bottom spaced inwardly from the surface of said post, said groove extending substantially the full length of the post and facing the groove of an adjacent post, a series of relatively thick filler members of a length greater than the distance between adjacent posts and less than the distance between the bottoms of the facing grooves, each of said filler members having an ofiiset portion at each end receivable within said facing grooves and having an intermediate portion of a thickness greater than the width of said grooves, each of said filler members having a solid generally concave bottom surface extending substantially the full length and width of said filler member and having a solid generally convex upper surface complementary to said bottom surface, the convex upper surface of one filler member being received within and in direct enice gagement With the concave bottom surface of the next higher filler member, each of said posts having a reinforcing member imbedded therein generally along its 1ongitudinal axis, cross bar means extending across the tops of said posts, and fastening means connecting said cross bar means to said posts, whereby said filler members can be inserted in the facing groves at the top of the posts and moved downwardly until the area between the posts is completely filled.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 4 3/1926 Da Silva Telles 52-593 5/1929 Collier et a1. 52-725 7/1935 Schafiert 52-593 X 3/1943 Hoggatt 52-593 X 10/1948 Herbert 52-593 X 6/1949 Edwards 52-593 10/1949 Abbott 52-593 X FOREIGN PATENTS 2/ 1949 France. 2/1954 Germany.

FRANK L. ABBOTT, Primary Examiner.

R. S. VERMUT, Assistant Examiner. 

